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Chitignano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Arezzo, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Roma 1, Chitignano.

Chitignano, in the Casentino towards the Alpe di Catenaia

In the Casentino, the stretch of the Arno valley closest to its source, Chitignano sits on the high ground rising from the valley floor towards the Alpe di Catenaia, among chestnut groves, woods and small clusters of stone houses. For a big shop, secondary schools and work, people go down to the towns along the Arno; Arezzo remains the reference for hospital and offices.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 835 residents (2023 figure), down 10.5% since 2011. The average age is 50.8, against 47.6 for the province, over-65s are 32.1% and foreign residents 6.7%. Declared average income is slightly below the provincial figure.

For buyers, earthquakes are the main item. Chitignano is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, together with 23 other municipalities in the province of Arezzo, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.190 g. Have a surveyor look at a stone house before making an offer: walls, timber floors, roof and the ties between them. If strengthening work has been done, ask for the documents and the sign-off.

Otherwise, homes for sale often need work on the systems and insulation: the climate zone is E and damp is noticeable in mountain houses in winter. Roads are narrow and steep.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps exist and the report links the address to its land parcel. On the slopes, landslides and surface water are checked on the official maps for the plot.

Key points

  • Casentino, on the slopes towards the Alpe di Catenaia.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.190 g.
  • Over-65s at 32.1%, average age 50.8.
  • Stone houses: structural check before the offer.

Overview

Chitignano is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 835 residents, among the smallest in the province (35 of 36).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chitignano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (24 of 36) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.190 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Chitignano, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 10.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chitignano declared an average taxable income of 22,706 euros, below the provincial average (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Chitignano is in climate zone E, with 2,531 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 282 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chitignano has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.5% of the land in Chitignano, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Chitignano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Chitignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Chitignano: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Chitignano are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 13 inhabited census areas in Chitignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 051014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.